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Dengue Fever in China

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Treatment of Human Parasitosis in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Part of the book series: Parasitology Research Monographs ((Parasitology Res. Monogr.,volume 6))

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Dengue fever is an acute infectious disease caused by dengue viruses and transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes. All four serotypes of DENV have caused outbreaks in China. Aedes albopictus is the major vector in China. Dengue fever is a severe, flu-like illness that affects infants, young children, and adults, but seldom causes death. Dengue can be diagnosed by isolation of the virus, by serological tests, or by molecular methods. There is no specific treatment and effective vaccines available for dengue fever. The only method to prevent dengue fever is to control vector mosquitoes.

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  1. Department of Parasitology, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510080, China

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Wu, Y., Zheng, X., Wu, Z. (2014). Dengue Fever in China. In: Mehlhorn, H., Wu, Z., Ye, B. (eds) Treatment of Human Parasitosis in Traditional Chinese Medicine. Parasitology Research Monographs, vol 6. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-39824-7_15

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